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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65074	Sermons preached upon several publike and eminent occasions by ... Richard Vines, collected into one volume.; Sermons. Selections	Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.	1656 (1656)	Wing V569; ESTC R21878	447,514	832

from the simplicity that is in Christ or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 towards Christ AS the mother of Christ truly was so the Church of Christ may be truly called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Clem. Alex. saith a virgin mother The fruitfulness of her womb to bring forth children unto God The fulness of her breasts to bring them up unto God speak her a mother The simplicity of the faith chastity of worship sincerity of love integrity of life speak her a virgin Christ answers the type of him the high Priest Levit. 21. 14. A widow or a harlot he shall not take but he shall take a virgin to wife And therefore it is the scope of the Gospel-Ministers whom God sends as Abraham did his servant with Commission to procure a wife for his son 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to fit and treat a match to espouse chaste virgins unto Christ ver 2. Which scope if we do but carry in our eye and aime at in our Ministery we should avoid the too much used folly and imbrace the successfull foolishness of Gospel-preaching We may justly ask the cause of our Apostle his feare lest this Corinthian virgin should become a Thais for unjust suspition is a kind of slander to chastity and the question is how the Apostle could say I am jealous for the virgin was not espoused to him but Christs Ministers are but the spokes-men the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 treating for Christ 2 Cor. 5. 10. they neither sowe nor mowe for themselvs therefore he takes off the doubt in that expression I am jealous over you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with jealousie of God And he gives the reason The first Adams Eve was corrupted from her virgin righteousness and so may the second Adams espoused virgin the Corinthian Church be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ Eve by the Serpent which was Satanae leno the Devils pander The Corinthians by such Preachers as he describes to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. Cor. 2 17. Corrupters of the Word as hucksters by their mixtures do jugulare vinum adulterate the viginity of good wine In these words you may consider two things 1 The object of the Apostle his fear 2 The instance or example whence he draws a similitude shewing the way and meanes of accomplishing that he feares 1 The thing he feares is the corruption and constupration of this espoused virgin which corruption he describes 1 By the seat of it the minde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lest your mindes be corrupted for the foul vessell corrupts the purest liquor corruption begins in the minde as they say the fish begins to stink at the head and we know defluxions from the head corrupt the vitals and lower region 2 The term à quo is the simplicity or chastity that is towards Christ which they had before and which is required in them that are espoused to Christ Jesus who are then corrupted when they generate and deviate from their simplicity of faith and worship for we cannot say of any of these virgins espoused to Christ as was said of that virgin the mother of our Lord that before they came together she was found to be with child by the holy Ghost 2 The instance or example made use of for describing the way of corrupting the minde from the simplicity that is in Christ is the first and ancientest example in the world lest by any meanes as the Serpent beguiled Eve c. This part of the Text contains the sicut and sic the As So and there are foure things in it As the Serpent that is Satan in his instrument for the Devil appears not in his own colours the Serpent doth not alwayes weare the same slough or skin the Devil sheaths himself in a fit case for his purpose for he is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 unsociable with man therefore hath his ministers ver 15. deceitful workers false Apostles and these instruments he puts on he tempts the proud by ye shall be as Gods the sensual by the promise liberty some by ostentation of holiness for there is a Pharisaical a monasticall a superstitious holiness a holiness of mans making he tempts Christ by Peter Come behinde me Satan 2 The Serpent beguiled the woman Eve for the woman by the Serpent the man by the woman the stronger by the weaker vessel the husband by the wife as the Angler takes the small fish by a worm and then that small fish taken doth become a bait for the greater fish so it is said of his agents they lead captive silly women they deceive the hearts of the sipmle Rom. 16. 18 3 The way of the Serpents deceiving the woman was by corrupting of her minde see its the Apostles observation 1 Tim. 2. 14. that not the man but the woman was deceived because she believed that God had enviously set them in a lower Orbe than they might be in if they eate of the fruit of that tree of knowledge 4 This deceiving of the woman was by subtilty as it appears by many respects wherein the serpent prevaricated the words of God and perverted their meaning this subtilty or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cogging of the dice is ascribed to deceivers Eph. 4. 14. The sum is The Gospel-state of the Church is called a new Creation I create a new heavens and a new earth in this new creation God hath set forth another Adam Jesus Christ out of this Adam dying as out of the first sleeping God hath formed a Church this Church is espoused to the Lord Christ as Eve was to the first as a chaste virgin and there are Serpents now as there was one then that attempt the corrupting of the virginity of this Church and therefore saith the Apostle But I fear c. From the first part of the text the thing feared I take up two Doctrines 1 The simplicity that is in Christ is to be holden untainted 2 The corruption of the minde is the cause of deviation or recess from that simplicity I begin with the first The virgin chastity of the soul espoused to Christ Jesus which loves not to be painted with any Fucus of meretricious gaudiness simpleness or simplicity in vulgar speech and sometimes in Scripture sounds towards foolish credulity or want of wit But in the true notion of the word it signifies a freedom from composition and so we call the simplicity of Gods being which is without all composition Most commonly it is a freedom from mixture of heterogeneal things which might adulterate purity In Doctrine unlearnedness in faith unfainedness in love sincerity in worship chastity in life and conversation integrity do make up that we call simplicity of Christ which I shall compendiate into these three 1 Simplicity of Doctrine 2 Of Worship 3 Of life 1 The simplicity of Christ was personal for being in the form of God he emptied himself and took on him the form of a servant Phil. 2. 6. 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this Ordinance was instituted and is celebrated is for the remembrance of Christ for it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a memorial of that great that universal Sacrifice Christ Jesus Memorials of dying friends though plain are precious and of great account with all men being kept amongst their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or esteemed treasures and we may see how little Christ receded from the intent of the Passeover which was a memorial of the Hebrews deliverance in Aegypt Exod. 12. 14. and transferr'd to a greater memorial of himself by whom is wrought a greater and more universal deliverance of the Church The day of the Jews Sabbath was changed to the first day of the week for celebration of the resurrection of Christ and so the creating of a new Heaven and a new earth that day The paschal rite of the Jew was changed from a memorial of their deliverance from Aegypt into a memorial of the death of Christ by which we have a greater deliverance Their Passeover was to be observed by them in their generations for ever Exod. 12. 24. and our Supper is an Ordinance to be observed by the Gospel-churches for ever Their ever was Christs first coming our ever is till he come again It 's twice repeated For remembrance of me both the eating of the bread and drinking of the wine are but one memorial which is the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or bufinesse of this Ordinance All Churches and Christians could not see the Lord dying for he died but once and therefore they have a glasse or representation of that death which as it is alwayes in the efficacy and effect so it might alwayes live and be fresh in our memory the commemoration of that Sacrifice which never is never needs to be repeated is repeated often in this Sacrament and this Sacrifice of Christ as it was promised and prefigured in old Types and Sacrifices so was it performed ence in truth upon the crosse and is often celebrated in this Sacrament of memory This memorial is solemn this remembrance must be practical CHAP. XII Of doing this in remembrance of Christ The Properties of this Memorial §. 1. IT 's a solemn memorial instituted by Christ himself Great deliverances have solemn commemorations such was the Passeover the feast of Purim the Encaenia or feast of Dedication Great victories have their dayes of Thanksgiving great deliverances benefits Benefactours are honoured with solemn memorials private remembrances which every man may agitate in his own minde are too low expressions of publick and eminent and universal benefits therefore Christ will set up his own monument and ordain a solemn Ordinance for remembrance of himself to be observed by all that have his memory and it is one of the great Sea-marks of the Church of Christ he did not set up anniversaries or festivals for his Nativity Circumcision Ascension c. which the Churches in after times observed but he did set up in grosse this solemn memorial of himself and that is principally of his death His death I say For ye shew the Lords death ver 26. And why Because his death is the expiation of sinne therein was made the Sacrifice of Atonement Redemption Reconciliation was made thereby the Covenant confirmed the love of God to man demonstrated the justice of God for sinne exemplified the foundation of our righteousnesse hope peace and victory laid the fulnesse of merit the mirrour of mercy the admiration of Angels the center of all Christianity and the summe of all Scripture types Prophecies Promises the most admirable of all the works of God that ever were and indeed all that can be said and more then can be said was here to be seen and is here to be remembred Secondly This remembrance of Christ must be lively and practical There is a naked historical theoretical remembrance a review of the Species or Ideas formerly imprinted in the minde So Absolom is remembred in his Pillar and Lot's wife in her pillar of salt meerly historically and there is a practical remembrance which connotes affections fruitfull effect and so in common speech to remember is to requite good or evil and in Scripture phrase God remembers our sins our services when he punishes or rewards Remember me O my God and spare me Nehem. 13. 22. with infinite the like Our remembrance of Christ in this Supp●r sets awork all that is within us Our sorrow for sinne as Peters remembrance of his words when the Cock crew Mark 14. 7● He wept bitterly our faith to believe in and receive him so Psal 20. 7. We will remember that is trust in the Name of our God It sets on work our thanksgiving for so great a benefit ingages resolutions blows up the coals of love fils with admiration What would the sight of Christ bleeding on the cress for us groaning under our sins have wrought on tender heart The same as far as a reflexion can work which is weaker than the direct Species should be the temper of our hearts when we see him and his death personated and acted in this Sacrament here we see him dying paying our ransome Oh the dreadfull example of Gods justice upon sin Oh the sweetest example of Gods mercy to a sinner actually acting their several parts in this sp●ctacle of Christ represented to our saith as yet hanging on the crosse the Lamb of God is as yet smoking upon the Altar which takes away the sins of the world if you seel not your remembrance of Christ it 's nothing If you exercise onely wit and invention it 's barren but the exercise of affection is the best commemoration He that brings sin hither as bitter herbs shall be sweetly refresht with Christ our Passeover §. 3 §. 3. To whom this Remembrance is made Quest To whom is this remembrance made Ausw 1. We make it unto and within our selves whetting upon our hearts the fruit and benefit we receive from him and the torments and pains he endured for us 2. We make this remembrance to others to all the world by our solemn profession of Christ and his death as that we stand unto for remission of sins and acceptation with God Let the Jew or Infidel laugh at us for trusting to a crucified Saviour and memorizing him in a piece of bread and cup of wine It is our joy and triumph we live and hope to die in and if need be for this profession 3. We make this remembrance to God we set before him the Sacrifice of his own Sonne and put him in minde by him to be mercifull to us we inculcate the death of Christ to God and set before him these monuments we say and pray Lord remember Mede Diatribi● Mal. 6. c. 1. v. 11. Forbes Hist Theol. p. 618. Cal. 2. that Sacrifice which we here remember If thou remember our sins we will remember thy Christ pardon us in the name of that Sacrifice which we commemorate and make mention of before thee and this is the